Lakers = Done

[dirkfansince1998]

I agree with this soooo much.  If I were going to say which team in the league would be the absolute WORST for RW to be on, it is likely the Lakers with the way they have constructed the team.  A team with LBJ, a great low post scorer in AD, and with all of their SIZE.  It minimizes the things he does at an elite level and MAXIMIZES his deficiencies.  And it isn't like their bench unit is better.  Who's going to space the floor for his driving?  Rondo?  its just ridiculous how that team has been assembled.  I imagine that at some point, they are going to ditch the C's and just try to RUN people off the court, because until the wheels fall off, that is the best open court team in the league.  Problem is that they are old and injury prone.  But RW off ball is just a joke.  Opposing teams have been begging him to shoot for years.

I see a huge opportunity on this team for Ellington/Monk/Dunn.  But life isn't all roses if you are the only guy on the court who can shoot.  But if the plan is to turn LBJ into a floor spacer?  RW as an addition is a subtraction.  Idk.  I guess we will see how this plays out.  I don't get it though.

Absolutely. Lebron is one of the greatest decision makers and creators in NBA history. Take the ball out of his hands to maximize a worse player that is completly useless without the ball in his hands and the team will be worse. Not doing it turns a max salary player into a liablity. No idea how they can fix this. Hopefully they can´t.